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Black Hat DC 2009
February 16-19
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, VA
Training February 16-17
Briefings February 18-19
Black Hat DC main page is online now.Black Hat DC 2009 will include four tracks over two days - the tracks will be:
- Embedded Devices
- Reverse Engineering and Malware
- Client Wars and Application Security
- Forensics and Network Protection
Black Hat Training DC 2009 information is online now.
Black Hat Training DC 2009 schedule is online here.
Please check out Black Hat DC 2009's sponsors.
Black Hat DC 2009 Call for Papers is open now and will close January 1, 2009. We anticpate that final selections will be made by January 15, 2009.
Black Hat Europe 2009
April 14-17 Moevenpick City Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Training April 14-15
Briefings April 16-17
Black Hat Europe main page is online now.Black Hat Briefings Europe will consist of 4 tracks over two days. The tracks will be:
- Hardware and Embedded Devices
- Reverse Engineering and Malware
- Client Wars and Application Security
- Focus on the Enterprise
Black Hat Training Europe 2009 schedule is online here.
Please check out Black Hat Europe 2009's sponsors.
Black Hat Europe 2009 Call for Papers is open now and will close February 1, 2009. We anticpate that final selections will be made by February 15, 2009.
USA 2009 Briefings & Training
July 25-30, Caesars Palace
Training July 25-28 Briefings July 29-30
Las Vegas, NV
Black Hat USA 2009 Call for papers will open February 1, 2008 and close May 1, 2009. We anticpate that final selections will be made by June 1, 2009.
Online Registration for BH USA 09 will open February 1, 2009.
Japan 2008 Briefings & Training
October 5-10 Keio Plaza Hotel
Training October 5-8 Briefings October 9-10
Tokyo, Japan
Black Hat returned to Tokyo for another
Black Hat Japan in October 2008. We brought another strong lineup of
speakers and trainers and the best lineup of technical security
presentations available in Japan. Presentations from the show are online here. - Black Hat Japan 2008 audio is now available online.
- To learn more about our sponsors, click here
- Presenations and whitepapers for Black Hat Japan 2008 are now online.
USA 2008 Briefings & Training
August 2-7 Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, USA
This August, The Black Hat Briefings returned to the venerable Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino for another installment of the premier North American technical information security conference.
- The Briefings Schedule is here.
- The Black Hat USA 2008 speaker list is online here.
- Check out the Black Hat USA 2008 main page to learn more.
- Review our Sponsors and Media Partners.
Europe 2008 Briefings & Training
March 25-28 Moevenpick City Centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Black Hat returned to Europe with an expanded program with four full tracks, more trainings and more intense, comprehensive presentations on the hottest topics in information security.
- Black Hat Europe Training sessions were scheduled for March 25-26
- Black Hat Europe Briefings took place March 27-28
- Presentations are now online from the Europe event. Watch this space for video and audio as well.
DC 2008 Briefings & Training
February 18-21 Westin DC City Center
Washington, DC USA
Black Hat DC was a great success - this year's presentations featured a strong emphasis on the areas of attacks and wireless security.
- Black Hat DC Training sessions were scheduled for February 18-19
- Black Hat DC Briefings took place February 20-21
- Presentations are now online from the DC event. Watch this space for video and audio as well.
The Black Hat Briefings have become the biggest and the most important security conference series in the world by sticking to our core value: serving the information security community by delivering timely, actionable security information in a friendly, vendor-neutral environment.
Black Hat Social
Sustaining Sponsors
Black Hat Speakers in the News
Alexander Sotirov on Rogue CA Certs
Tue Dec 30 10:05:17 2008Today, Alexander Sotirov and Jacob Applebaum presented a proof of concept showing an attacker can subvert browser certificate validation and read or alter data sent to secure websites. Read more about their MD5 collision presentation here.
Black Hat Webcast #6 Now Online
Database Forensics with David Litchfield
Tue Dec 23 13:28:32 2008David Litchfield's webcast presentation about his new tool Orablock was very interesting, and now you can catch the replay online.
Web Sync Version Bookmarkable Audio Version
Early DC Speaker Announcements
Tue Dec 23 12:10:44 2008
We usually wait until the CFP is closed before we start posting speakers, but we've accepted some speakers for our DC event early. We're pretty excited about how things are shaping up, so we're publishing the speakers page a little early. There will be a lot of changes to this page in the next few weeks, so keep checking back with us.
Black Hat Facebook Fan Page
Another way to interact with Black Hat
Mon Dec 22 17:50:10 2008We've created a Facebook fan page for Black Hat - if you're so inclined you can check it out here.
Black Hat DC rate reminder
Register before Jan. 1 for best rate
Tue Dec 16 13:12:22 2008Black Hat DC's earlybird registration rate will end January 1, so consider registering soon for the best rate. Register online, or learn more about the event here.
Reminder: Black Hat Webcast #6
Database Forensics with David Litchfield
Tue Dec 16 12:54:09 2008Don't forget to sign up for our webcast with David Litchfield and his new Oracle database forensic tool, orablock. Register now, as it promises to be a very interesting presentation.
Black Hat Japan 2008
Audio Presentations Now Online
Tue Dec 09 20:17:28 2008Bookmarkable audio for all talks is now available in the Japan 08 archive. Lots of good stuff there - please enjoy.
New Blackpage Entry
Black Hat General Update
Tue Dec 09 11:35:07 2008The Blackpages return with an update on all things Black Hat.
Black Hat Free Webcast #6:
Database Forensics with David Litchfield
Wed Nov 26 12:26:09 2008Database Security expert David Litchfield will join us to discuss his new paper "Oracle Forensics Part 7: Using the Oracle System Change Number in Forensic Examinations" and his new database forensics tool, orablock. Learn more or register here. .
Black Hat Webcast #5 now online
Wed Nov 26 10:59:11 2008If you missed our webcast on Clickjacking with Jeremiah Grossman, you can check out the Web Sync replay here and the audio file here.
Black Hat Speakers in the News: IETF Ponders DNS Threat
Mon Nov 24 12:25:18 2008Techworld.com has an interesting article about the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) and their deliberations over the DNS vuln Dan Kaminshky presented at Black Hat USA 2008. You can view Kaminsky's presentation here.
Choice quote: "The DNS is a really old protocol and it is fundamental to the Internet. We're not talking about patching software. We're talking about patching a protocol. We want to make sure that whatever we do doesn't break the Internet."
Black Hat Speakers in the News: Wysopal on Clickjacking
Sun Nov 23 18:24:37 2008Black Hat speaker Chris Wysopal has some interesting comments on SecurityFocus about clickjacking - the subject of our most recent webcast. You can read his posting here.
Choice quote: "Clickjacking isn’t going to go away any time soon. Every browser or plug-in that can display a flexible user interface will need to be made more restrictive."
CFPs open for Black Hat DC and Europe
Wed Nov 12 13:56:10 2008If you're interested in submiting for Black Hat DC, please click here. To submit for Black Hat Europe, the link is here.